John Hickenlooper

John Hickenlooper (7 February 1952-) was Governor of Colorado (D) from 11 January 2011, succeeding Bill Ritter.

Biography
John Hickenlooper was born in Narberth, Pennsylvania on 7 February 1952, the great-grandson of Union general Andrew Hickenlooper. He worked as a geologist in Colorado during the 1980s, and he started the Wynkoop Brewing Company, and he redeveloped the dangerous LoDo neighborhood of Denver. From 2003 to 2011, he served as Mayor of Denver, and he was elected Governor of Colorado in 2010. He oversaw increased efforts to combat homelessness, gun control measures, the legalization of recreational marijuana, and opposed capital punishment.